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Canadiens vs. Thrashers November 3, 2009

MONTREAL - NOVEMBER 03: Jaroslav Halak #41 of the Montreal Canadiens warms up before the NHL game against the Atlanta Thrashers on November 03, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Francois Lacasse/NHLI via Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft